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Schools in Malta Township · Rochelle Township High School District 212, DeKalb Community Unit School District 428

Malta Township’s public schools score below 83% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

12% of students in Malta Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Malta Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
4,726 students on the public path
In brief

Malta Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1359 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Malta Township’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Rochelle Township High School District 212 spends $20,909 per student and DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 $21,601, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Malta Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1359)Better than 8%
Towns in DeKalb County (19)Better than 5%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,906 test results and a graduating class of 567 could put Malta Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Malta Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,110 in math, 3,702 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Malta Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Malta Elementary SchoolDeKalb Community Unit School District 428C+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Malta Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (DeKalb Community Unit School District 428). From grade 9, students attend the Rochelle Township High School District 212, shared with Alto, Creston, Dement, Flagg, Hillcrest, Lafayette, Lynnville, Milan, Monroe, Pine Rock, Reynolds, Rochelle, Scott, South Grove, Steward, Viola, White Rock and Willow Creek. Its middle school is in Dekalb. Parts of Malta Township (13% of its land) are served by Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Malta Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Rochelle Township High School District 212Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 859 students, down 7% since 2021–22 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,909IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428Grades PK–12 · 12 schools · 6,771 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,601IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Rochelle Township High School District 21220%
State average 29.9% · 214 students tested
Math · 9–12, Rochelle Township High School District 21222%
State average 25.8% · 191 students tested
Reading · PK–12, DeKalb Community Unit School District 42816%
State average 29.9% · 3488 students tested
Math · PK–12, DeKalb Community Unit School District 42811%
State average 25.8% · 1919 students tested

Malta Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Malta Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Malta TownshipC−DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
DeKalb—DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
Dement—Rochelle Community Consolidated District 231 PK–8 · Creston Community Consolidated School District 161 K–8 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Milan—Indian Creek Community Unit District 425 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
South Grove—Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426 PK–12 · Eswood Community Consolidated District 269 K–8 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Rochelle Township High School District 212 with Malta Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Malta Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Malta Townshipby address
Malta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Malta
C+
293 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Malta Townshipin other towns
Huntley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dekalb
C
865 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Rosette Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · DeKalb
C
575 students12:1Rate it →
DeKalb High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dekalb
B−
2,134 students15:1Rate it →
Rochelle Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rochelle
B−
859 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (KEC Central EFE 170 and KEC Area Voc Center).

Questions about Malta Township’s schools

Are Malta Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Malta Township children attend score below 83% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Malta Township in?

Two districts: DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 runs grades PK–12, and Rochelle Township High School District 212 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alto, Creston, Dement, Flagg, Hillcrest, Lafayette, Lynnville, Milan, Monroe, Pine Rock, Reynolds, Rochelle, Scott, South Grove, Steward, Viola, White Rock and Willow Creek.

Where do Malta Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: DeKalb High School and Rochelle Twp High School.

What is Malta Township’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Malta Township spend per student?

$20,909 in Rochelle Township High School District 212 and $21,601 in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.